Progressive Party (South Korea)
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Progressive Party
진보당 |
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|---|---|
| Leader | Cho Pong-am |
| General Secretary | Yun Kil-chung |
| Founded | January 26, 1956 (de facto) November 10, 1956 (de jure) |
| Dissolved | February 25, 1958 |
| Headquarters | Jongro 2-ga, Jongro-gu, South Korea |
| Membership (1956) | around 1,500 |
| Ideology |
Planned Democracy Social democracy Democratic socialism Peaceful reunification |
| Political position | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| National affiliation | South Korea |
| Progressive Party | |
| Hangul | 진보당 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 進步黨 |
| Revised Romanization | Jinbodang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chinbodang |
The Progressive Party (Hangul: 진보당; Hanja: 進步黨) was a short-lived moderate socialist political party founded after the Korean War in South Korea under the leadership of Cho Bong-am. It was a major political force from 1956 to 1958, and fell apart in 1959.
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